They Broke Him Down Chords & Lyrics - Streetlight Manifesto

[INTRO]
[C]

[VERSE 1]
Did I mention we were [C]dreaming
When the devil came to[E] town
I was awoken by the[Am] screaming
But nobody heard a [G]sound

And the lies we told at[F] breakfast
Won't match the lies we had for[Am] lunch
And the lies we serve for [E]dinner (for dinner)
Yeah for [F]dinner (for dinner)
They're the [G]tallest of the bunch

[VERSE 2]
Did you notice he was [C]cold (Did you notice he was cold)
When he finally lost con[E]trol, of the ghost
And the epilogue I [Am]dreaded (and the epilogue I dreaded)
Now seemed likely to con[G]sole
And I'm still not under[C]standing (and I'm still not understanding)
The things he did before he[Am] left
And the one thing that will [E]haunt me (will haunt me)
It will [F]haunt me (it will haunt me)
Right be[G]fore his final breath, he [C]said

[INTERLUDE]
[C] [E] [Am] [G] [F] [Am] [E] [F]

[CHORUS 1]
And they broke him [C]down, yeah they broke him[G] down
He said "[Dm]I'll never be your saint you see, cause I [F]won't be hanging around"
So they broke him [C]down, yeah they broke him[G] down
So [Dm]I stood there and I held my breath
Cause I [F]knew that it wouldn't be long 'til they broke me [C]down

[INTERLUDE 1]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [F]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [F] [Fm]

[VERSE 3]
Did I mention we were [C]flailing (did I mention we were flailing)
When the angels came a[E]round (when the angels came around)
And they just sat there, they were[Am] waiting (and they just sat there, they were waiting)
For the first of us [G]to drown (for the first of us to drown)
And I started going [F]under (and I started going under)
But I didn't hold m[C]y breath (but I didn't hold my breath)
Cause the last thing that I [E]needed (I needed)
Oh I [F]needed (I needed)
Was[G] to owe a holy debt
Oh [C]no

[INTERLUDE 2]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [F] x2

[VERSE 4]
[Am]And no one holds a gr[G]udge dear
Like I[F] do, I see it [C]through
[Am]And you may not re[G]member
It was [F]nothing much at the time
But I [C]kept it bottled inside[E]

Oh and we [Am]all know how that goes[E]
Yeah I'd given [Am]up on letting go[F]
So here we[C] are, with nothing [E]left here
And now you've [F]left me here
And I was [G]last to know

[CHORUS 2]
And they broke him [C]down (and they broke him down)
yeah they broke him[G] down (and they broke him down)
So [Dm]I can't be your saint you see cause I [F]won't be hanging around
And they broke him [C]down (and they broke him down)
yeah they broke him[G] down (and they broke him down)
So [Dm]I stood there and I held my breath cause I [F]knew that it wouldn't be long

[BRIDGE]
[C] [G] [Am] [F] x2

[BRIDGE]
Holy sm[C]oke!
Some say he'd [E]given up the ghost
But I think he's in the [Am]background (somewhere in the background)
Hiding in his [G]favorite photograph
And he's leaving as a [F]beggar (and he's leaving as a beggar)
Or a milli[Am]onaire (or a millionaire)
But the one thing that I'm [E]sure of (I'm sure of)
I am [C]sure of (I'm sure of)
Is he [G]found some comfort there

[CHORUS 3]
And they broke him [C]down (and they broke him down)
yeah they broke him[G] down (and they broke him down)
So [Dm]I can't be your saint you see cause I [F]won't be hanging around
And they broke him [C]down (and they broke him down)
yeah they broke him[G] down (and they broke him down)
So [Dm]I stood there and I held my breath cause I [F]knew that it wouldn't be long

Until they broke me [C]down (and they broke him down)
yeah they broke him[G] down (and they broke him down)
So [Dm]I can't be your saint you see because I [F]won't be hanging around
And they broke him [C]down (and they broke him down)
yeah they broke him[G] down (and they broke him down)
So [Dm]I stood there and I held my breath cause I [F]knew that it wouldn't be long
'Til they broke me... ...[C]down